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Travis AFB commissary re-opened despite shutdown

On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a written statement that most of the 350,000 furloughed Department of Defense employees would be back to work Monday.

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Updated: 1:23 PM PDT Oct 7, 2013

Travis AFB commissary re-opened despite shutdown

On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a written statement that most of the 350,000 furloughed Department of Defense employees would be back to work Monday.

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Updated: 1:23 PM PDT Oct 7, 2013

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WEBVTT EXPERTS SAY THAT A PROLONGED SHUTDOWN COULD DAMAGE THE HOUSE MARKET RECOVERY AS WELL. AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER WEEK OVER THE JOB, THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS. FOR THE THOUSANDS WHO WORK AT TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASEMENT THE COMMISSARY IS BACK OPEN, WHICH MEANS, JOBS PAYCHECKS AND THE ABILITY TO GET MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES ON BASE HAS RETURNED. BRIAN HICKEY SHOWS US THE IMPACT IT IS HAVING. TRAVIS AIR FORCERS AIR FORCE BASE BUSY THIS MORNING, AS SOME FURLOUGHED WORKERS ARE RETURNING TO WORKS AFTER DEFENSE SECRETARY CHUCK HAGEL SAID SOME OF THE FURLOUGHED WORKERS WILL BE uD 9 RESPONSIBILITY CONTRIBUTES TO THE MORALE, WELL-BEING, ANDjND♪ CAPPY31%Q% ♪ AND READINESS OF SERVICE MEMBERS, SAID HAGEL IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT. ALS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CALLS BACK NEARLY THEE 50,000 EMPLOYEES, SOME SERVICES HERE AT TRAVIS AIR FORCERS AIR FORCE BASE THEREBY RESTORED, INCLUDING THE REOPENING OF THE COMMISSARY, WHICH PROVIDES GOODS AT A DISCOUNT FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILY. THE COME Z ALONG WITH THE -- COMMISSARY, ALONG WITH THE EDUCATION AND HERITAGE 16 TERASAS WERE CLOSED DURING THE SHUTDOWN. WHILE WE KNOW THAT THE COMMISSARY WILL REOPEN ON THIS MONDAY, WE'RE NOT SURE OF HOW THOSE OTHER SERVICES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CALLBACK OF

Travis AFB commissary re-opened despite shutdown

On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a written statement that most of the 350,000 furloughed Department of Defense employees would be back to work Monday.